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A Viral Story Links The Zika Crisis To Monsanto. Don't Believe It.
A group of doctors in Argentina calling themselves the "Physicians in Crop-Sprayed Towns" have issued an explosive report that denies global scientific consensus on the Zika virus outbreak and its apparent link to an uptick in cases of the birth defect microcephaly in Brazil. The doctors allege that instead of the mild mosquito-borne Zika virus, the increase in microcephaly cases is caused by a larvicide that contains the chemical pyriproxyfen. This larvicide is employed in mosquito control efforts against the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, the type that can carry Zika, including using it to kill eggs in ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Investigators recover nearly $755 million in health fraud
Government investigators recovered nearly $755 million in criminal and civil health fraud actions in 2015, according to new figures from the Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG).
The recoveries were made by Medicaid Fraud Control Units that operate in every state and...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - February 19, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
The Latest On Zika: Infection In Utero May Trigger Mental Illness
The Zika virus, which is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, is strongly suspected to be linked to a new wave of microcephaly cases in Brazil. Babies born with the birth defect have smaller heads and sometimes brains that aren't fully developed, which can result in life-long developmental problems. Zika is currently spreading through Central and South America and the Caribbean, and with the high volume of news about the virus, it's tough to stay up-to-date. Check out our full coverage, or read our daily recaps. Here are seven updates, opinions and developments to know about now: 1. Conf...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Expert counsel: Selling a practice during a government investigation
AUSTIN,TEX. – There a lot of tough questions to answer when selling a medical practice during a government investigation, according to Morristown, N.J.–based health law attorney Glenn P. Prives.
How much information should potential buyers know about the case? Should the investigation be resolved...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 2, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Feds launch phase 2 of HIPAA audits
The federal government has launched the second phase of its HIPAA Audit Program and will soon be identifying health providers it plans to target.
For the 2016 Phase 2 HIPAA Audit Program, auditors will review policies and procedures enacted by covered entities and their business associates to...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - March 21, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Could value-based care raise False Claims Act liability?
As you begin to consider the switch to value-based care systems, be sure to safeguard against risks that could fuel false claims scrutiny by the government, legal experts advise.
A primary consideration is arrangements that include shared savings through coordinated care, said <a...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 5, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Statewide prevalence of school children at risk of anaphylaxis and rate of adrenaline autoinjector activation in Victorian government schools, Australia
The prevalence of school students at risk of anaphylaxis in Victoria is unknown and has not been previously studied. Similarly, rates of adrenaline autoinjector usage in the school environment have yet to be determined given increasing prescription rates.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - April 11, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Paxton Loke, Jennifer Koplin, Cara Beck, Michael Field, Shyamali C. Dharmage, Mimi L.K. Tang, Katrina J. Allen Source Type: research
House Republicans Are Happy To Dither As Zika Threat Looms
Public health officials are growing more and more concerned about the Zika virus as its true impact in South and Central America becomes clear. In January, the World Health Organization said Zika could be on the verge of spreading throughout the Americas. Health organizations in the U.S. are upping their efforts to develop a vaccine and eradicate the virus, and the White House has asked that money be appropriated to help make this happen.
But as certain as death and taxes, Republicans in the House of Representatives have emerged to slow this process to a crawl. GOP lawmakers have met these calls to action with indifference...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 5, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Judge says feds overstepped on ACA cost-sharing subsidies
The Obama administration suffered another legal judgment against the Affordable Care Act when a district court judge ruled that the government has wrongly spent billions of dollars to repay insurers for health insurance provided to certain low-income patients
Congress never appropriated the money...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - May 23, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
301 People Charged With $900 Million in False Medicare Billings
(MedPage Today) -- Largest sweep since government fraud team began in 2007
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - June 22, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Understanding the Pathophysiology and Challenges of Development of Medical Countermeasures for Radiation-Induced Vascular/Endothelial Cell Injuries: Report of a NIAID Workshop, August 20, 2015.
This article provides a summary of these presentations and subsequent discussion from the workshop.
PMID: 27387859 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Radiation Research - July 6, 2016 Category: Physics Authors: Satyamitra MM, DiCarlo AL, Taliaferro L Tags: Radiat Res Source Type: research
Supreme Court offers mixed take on false claim liability
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expands liability under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) could have both positive and negative implications for physicians accused of submitting false claims to the government.
Justices <a...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - July 19, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
"It's A Scandal" -Daryl Hall on Doctors Denying Chronic Lyme
Growing up a musically-obsessed child in the 80's, Daryl Hall was one of my biggest inspirations. A masterful, inventive songwriter with an ocean of soul, he set me on the path to being an artist, to never waste a word, and to sing because I mean it.
With six number ones and five additional top ten hits throughout the 70's and 80's Daryl Hall and John Oates are the number one duo in music history. Still at the top of his game at 69 years old, Daryl has won legions of new fans with his hit MTV Live show Live From Daryl's House.
In February of 2015, at my very sickest from chronic Lyme and Bartonella, after it was missed b...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 22, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Statewide prevalence of school children at risk of anaphylaxis and rate of adrenaline autoinjector activation in Victorian government schools, Australia
The prevalence of school students at risk of anaphylaxis in Victoria is unknown and has not been previously studied. Similarly, rates of adrenaline autoinjector usage in the school environment have yet to be determined given increasing prescription rates.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - April 11, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Paxton Loke, Jennifer Koplin, Cara Beck, Michael Field, Shyamali C. Dharmage, Mimi L.K. Tang, Katrina J. Allen Source Type: research
Mobile health applications in clinical practice: pearls, pitfalls, and key considerations
This article aims to inform physicians on the background of mobile health applications, including key definitions, how mobile health applications are currently used by patients and health care professionals, and the potential benefits of this technology in improving patient outcomes.
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - July 31, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Victoria E. Cook, Anne K. Ellis, Kyla J. Hildebrand Tags: CME Review Source Type: research
